Honors Biology

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Honors Biology Gateway Enrichment Program
Information at a Glance


The science enrichment program is a combination of a virtual curriculum and a paper/pencil assessment which, if successfully completed, will allow your student to advance to Honors Biology in the fall. Here are some of the details of the program:
  • A wikispace has been created to serve as an information hub for both students and parents. http://aurorahonorsbio.wikispaces.com/ Email is another easy way to get your questions answered. Angi Frankmann will serve as a point of contact. Her email is: afrankmann@aurora-schools.org
  • Start Date-Thursday, April 9th – End Date- Week of June 2nd.
  • On their own time, students will utilize a web based virtual curriculum (Compass Learning) aligned to our CPE Science course and to the state standards in order to learn the important “stepping stone” CPE Science curriculum.
  • All students will take a pre-test to determine their level of mastery for the 22 units of this program. Students who score 85% or higher for any indicator will be exempt from that learning module. The Pre-tests for the first half of the content must be completed by April 17th.
  • The students next must complete all the remaining learning modules and pass the exit quiz with mastery level of 80% or higher. Any assessment score below 80% will require the student to re-do the lesson and take another assessment.
  • If three failures occur in a single unit, the student will be locked out of the program and will need to contact Mrs. Frankmann. Students who experience multiple lock-outs will not be unlocked until they attend a mandatory conference with Aurora High School principal, Mike Roberto, who will revisit the goals of this program with the student.
  • Upon completion of the entire curriculum, students will take the actual CPE Final Exam as a paper/pencil test and must score a 75% or higher in order to qualify for the Honors Biology course. Dates for the final exam are scheduled for June 1st from 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Harmon or June 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Aurora High School.
  • Students who do not complete the entire program, or score below the established level of mastery on the final exam, will be scheduled in CPE Science for their freshman year.